Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) works to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers. To this end, FORCE has eight mission objectives: to provide people with resources to determine whether they are at high risk for breast, ovarian, and related cancer due to genetic predisposition, family history, or other factors; to provide information about options for managing and living with these risk factors; to provide support for people as they pursue these options; to provide support for families facing these risks; to raise awareness of hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancer; to represent the concerns and interests of our high-risk constituency to the cancer advocacy community, the scientific and medical community, the legislative community, and the general public; to promote research specific to hereditary cancer; and to reduce disparities among underserved populations by promoting access to information, resources and clinical trials specific to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) works to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancers. To this end, FORCE has eight mission objectives: to provide people with resources to determine whether they are at high risk for breast, ovarian, and related cancer due to genetic predisposition, family history, or other factors; to provide information about options for managing and living with these risk factors; to provide support for people as they pursue these options; to provide support for families facing these risks; to raise awareness of hereditary breast, ovarian, and related cancer; to represent the concerns and interests of our high-risk constituency to the cancer advocacy community, the scientific and medical community, the legislative community, and the general public; to promote research specific to hereditary cancer; and to reduce disparities among underserved populations by promoting access to information, resources and clinical trials specific to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
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Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.
Program Name
Amount Spent
% of Program Expenses
Joining Forces Conference
$376,676
25.6%
XRAYS Program
$257,479
17.5%
Research Registry
$155,399
10.5%
Ratings History Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered has received 2 consecutive 4-star ratings from Charity Navigator.
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations).
